Ms Andrea Carska-Sheppard (1965)

Lawyer (Slovakia / Canada)
Eng
Bratislava / Slovakia

Licensed lawyer in four jurisdictions. Both common law and civil law trained. Experience includes General Counsel for global company operating in 200 countries (as of 2013), research assistant in sport law at Harvard Law School (2004-2006). Member of several arbitration courts, executive boards and associations including IOC’s Working Group on the Prevention of Harassment and Abuse in Sports. Areas of law: complex contractual disputes (including multi-jurisdictional), doping violations, any form of harassment, unethical behavior (corruption) offense, libel and slander, confidentiality, data protection, protection of private health information, personality rights etc. Licensed by Law Society of Upper Canada in the Province of Ontario (2004), New York State Bar (2005), as a Solicitor of the Law Society of England and Wales (2006) and in the Czech Republic as a Registered European Lawyer (2008).

The Honourable Pierre Dalphond (1954)

Former judge (Canada)
Eng/Fr
Montreal / Canada

Senior Counsel at Stikeman Elliott, litigation and ADR Group; Visiting professor, Faculty of Law, University of Montréal; arbitrator and mediator.

The Hon. Robert Décary (1944)

Judge (Canada)
Fr/Eng
Gatineau, Québec / Canada

Masters in Law. Former Judge on the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada (1990-2009). Former practicing lawyer in Montreal and Gatineau (1973-1990). Member of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. Commissioner of the Canadian Communications Security Establishment. Member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal.

Mr Stephen Drymer (1960)

Attorney-at-law (Canada)
Fr/Eng
Montreal / Canada

Head of International Arbitration, Woods LLP. See CV for full details.

Me Yves Fortier (1935)

Barrister (Canada)
Fr/Eng
Montréal / Canada

Chairman,Emeritus Senior Partner, Ogilvy Renault, lawyers; Former President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York; Member of the CAS ad hoc Divisions at the Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, 2002 and Vancouver 2010. Member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal.

The Hon. Justice Hugh L. Fraser (1952)

Judge (Canada)
Eng
Ottawa / Canada

1993-2016 Judge at the Ontario Court of Justice; as of 1 January 2017: arbitrator and supernumerary Judge; former member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal; former member of the Dubin Commission on Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport; adjunct Law Professor, and guest lecturer on legal aspects of sport; competed in Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games and International University Sports Federation (FISU) Games; bronze medalist, 1975 Pan American Games; chef de mission, Canadian team at the World Athletics Championships (1983); past president, Sports Federation of Canada; member of the CAS ad hoc division for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal.

Mr Jack Graham (1956)

Senior Partner, McInnes Cooper. 2006-2012 Past Chair and Vice Chair of Tennis Canada. 2009-present Board Member of the ITF. 2006-present Member and Chair of the ITF Constitutional Committee.

Prof. Richard H. McLaren (1945)

Professor, Barrister (Canada)
Eng
London / Canada

H.B.A. and LL.B. The University of Western Ontario; LL.M. University of London; C. Arb. arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada; Professor of Law, The University of Western Ontario; Counsel to London, Ontario law firm McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP; arbitrator and mediator of professional and amateur sports related disputes; Member of Investigation Commissions appointed by WADA (on doping in international athletics and on Sochi laboratory); Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Winter Olympic Games, Nagano, 1998, Turin 2006, at the Summer Olympic Games, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002.

Ms Carol L. Roberts (1957)

Arbitrator (Canada)
Eng
Vancouver / Canada

Lawyer, chartered arbitrator and mediator covering a variety of areas including sports, employment, human rights and personal injury. Member of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitrator Centre’s domestic and international arbitration and mediation panels. Member of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. Member of the anti-doping arbitration panels for the Ultimate Fighting Championships and the World Triathlon Corporation. Member of the CAS ad hoc Division for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Ms. Roberts was a figure skating judge for over 30 years with Skate Canada, and is a member of the International Floorball Federation’s Ethics Commission.